Art

At Whiteways, our Art curriculum engages, inspires and challenges pupils, equipping them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to develop creativity. The curriculum is designed to be broad, varied and aspirational for the children. It is designed to build skills incrementally with careful mapping across key stages and between year groups. Key areas of drawing, painting, and sculpture are taught sequentially and robustly from FS2 to Year 6. This curriculum inspires creativity, independence, judgement and self -reflection. We want our pupils to love, appreciate and be able to evaluate art as well as create their own art, craft and design that they are proud of. 

Pupils will have many opportunities to follow the art sequence where they will generate ideas, make or draw a piece of art, evaluate it. Local and world artists are studied and celebrated to give pupils a broad understanding of what it is to be an artist. Alongside this, pupils will continually have the opportunity to experiment with different media building a secure knowledge and understanding. Pupils are encouraged to take risks during art lessons and every child has a sketchbook they take through school. This is a place for drawing, experimentation, note taking, appraising the art of others and practising skills.